TL: Hanguk
99th floor of the Black Tower.
“What?! A new world has been connected to the Black Tower?”
“Yes. And this Petrifying Spider was brought from that world. The name of that world was Bi-something…”
As Elka tried to recall the name of the world that had slipped his memory,
Aileen answered in place of Elka.
“Really? When was it connected?”
“Level 8? That’s quite high?”
Well, that made sense. Being a level 8 world, they could quickly capture these Petrifying Spiders.
“But why did you bring this?”
Sejun asked Elka. While it was useful, there was no particular reason for Elka to bring it to him.
“We also wanted to try it.”
Elka answered Sejun’s question with a slightly resentful voice.
They had heard plenty of rumors about delicious food being eaten, yet they had never been invited, which made them feel left out, especially when they hadn’t been invited while taking care of the children.
“Ah…”
I’m sorry.
Sejun’s conscience pricked at Elka’s words.
A little while later,
The other wolves appeared, carrying the First to the Fifth Calamities on their backs.
“Just wait a little.”
Sejun quickly began cooking with the calamities the wolves had brought.
With Locusts, he made fried chicken, chicken stew, and spicy braised chicken.
With the Giant Bloodsucking Leeches, he made seaweed soup.
With Fire Moths, he prepared spicy squid salad, deep-fried squid, and raw squid in cold broth.
As for the Petrifying Spider, whose body and legs had different flavors, he made steamed king crab legs with the legs and butter-grilled lobster with the body.
With Slime meat, he cooked stir-fried spicy pork, sweet and sour pork, and pork kimchi stew.
Thanks to that, dinner became a grand feast.
“Let’s eat!”
“Sejun~nim, this is truly delicious!”
Watching the wolves enjoy their meal, Sejun felt slightly less guilty toward them.
Once dinner was over,
“Sejun~nim, we’ll be heading off now.”
The wolves packed up the remaining food and prepared to leave.
“Why? Stay and have breakfast tomorrow before you go.”
Sejun tried to stop them, but
“No, we should get going now. Our families are waiting.”
The wolves hurried down the Tower, imagining their families enjoying the food they had brought.
Once all the wolves, who had filled the farm, had left, an unexpected emptiness filled the surroundings.
“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, if you have nothing to do, rub my belly, meow!”
Kueng!
[Cuengi wants to do a butt dance with Dad!]
Kihihit. Kking?!
[Hehe. Butler! Want to hear what the great Blackie did today?!]
Of course, thanks to the companions, that empty feeling disappeared in no time.
As he spent time with them, the hours flew by.
Gororong.
Kurorong.
Kkirorong.
…
..
.
His companions fell asleep.
Sejun also wanted to sleep, but he had something to do.
“Pink-fur, here.”
First, he sent Cuengi to Pink-fur.
“Aileen, are you awake?”
He called out to Aileen.
“Oh, you were sleeping?”
A strong denial is an affirmation.
However,
“Really? Then shall we have a chat after a long time?”
Sejun decided to take Aileen’s words at face value. They didn’t often get a chance to talk one-on-one.
“Hehehe. Aileen, when I become a landlord, I’ll buy you delicious food every day.”
[The Tower’s Administrator says that the food you make is the most delicious for her.]
“Really? Then what do you want to eat for breakfast tomorrow?”
Feeling pleased by Aileen’s words, Sejun asked.
“Hehehe. Alright, I’ll cook some meat dishes tomorrow.”
“Me too. Aileen, but I should also make Ace’s favorite Yonggari Chicken, right?”
Their lighthearted yet enjoyable conversation continued as the night deepened.
***
Theo’s Mental World.
“Puhuhut. Line up, meow!”
At Theo’s shout, which came from where he clung to the knee of the Super Giant Chairman Park No. 2, the non-combat gods formed a line.
Stamp. Stamp.
They pressed their seals onto the contract that Theo held out.
“I’ve finally joined the Don’t Ask, Don’t Question, Just Trust-in-Park’s Company!”
“Ahem. Now we’re officially employees of Sejun Company.”
As the non-combat gods stamped their contracts and were overwhelmed with emotion,
“So, you’re that guy called Vice Chairman Theo?!”
Dio, the God of Alcohol, suddenly appeared and attacked Theo without warning.
Dio had previously asked Bev and Battler how to earn welfare points.
“Oh, welfare points? You can get them by fighting and defeating that guy called Vice Chairman Theo.”
“Really? So I get welfare points every time I win?”
“What?! Puhahaha. If you beat him just once, Vice Chairman Theo will give you welfare points whenever you need them.”
“Well, that’s convenient. Where do I find him?”
“Hehehe. Just head that way.”
Knowing that Dio would never sign an official employment contract with Sejun Company, Bev and Battler tricked him into going to Theo instead.
And so, the battle began.
Kwaaang!
Dio was sent flying, crashing into the ground after taking a powerful punch from the Super Giant Chairman Park No. 2.
“Hmph! Not bad.”
Gulp. Gulp.
To erase the pain, Dio hurriedly chugged an entire bottle of liquor.
[<Power: Heavy Drinker> is activated, increasing all stats by 30%.]
[Due to <Talent: Alcoholic>, all abilities increase by 10%, and pain resistance is significantly boosted.]
[<Skill: Drunken Fist (Master)> is activated, making your body more flexible and enhancing evasion skills.]
With his power, talent, and skills related to alcohol, Dio’s combat strength skyrocketed.
“Alright! Here I go!”
Dio charged in again.
Kwaaang!
Of course, the result was the same.
“Puhuhut. Welcome, meow!”
Stamp.
Theo pressed Dio’s unconscious thumb onto the contract in the ‘Employee’ section.
Then,
“By the way, what’s this god’s name, meow?”
“He is Dio, the God of Alcohol.”
“Puhuhut. Di.o. It’s complete, meow!”
By asking another god for his name, Theo completed the contract.
With this, three out of the five high-ranking executives of the Combat Shop Headquarters had become official employees of Sejun Company.
For reference, none of the four high-ranking executives of the Seed Shop Headquarters had joined Sejun Company yet, they had lost the employee lottery.
“Puhuhut. Press your thumbprint here, meow!”
Anyway, with the number of employed gods increasing once again today, Sejun Company’s influence continued to grow.
And so did the abilities of [System SJC].
***
The Next Morning.
I should head to Bix first, right?
Sejun prepared to leave for the first floor of the Tower.
He felt reluctant to ignore the pull Theo sensed, but he couldn’t just stand by and let Bix be destroyed either.
According to Elka, Ogres and Planet-Destroying Turtles had been sighted in Bix.
Although the residents of Bix, an level 8 world, were strong, they were not powerful enough to handle the sixth calamity, the Ogre, or the seventh calamity, the Planet-Destroying Turtle.
The fact that Bochi, who was from a level 7 world, had fought an Ogre was simply because Bochi was exceptionally strong.
Bochi, the Hero of Hamk.
The title of Hero was not something just anyone could obtain. Many worlds didn’t even have a single hero.
While Sejun was packing his belongings,
“Puhuhut. I’ll bring Chairman Park’s crops to sell, meow!”
Kuehehehe. Kueng!
[Hehehe. Cuengi is stocking up his snack pouch!]
Theo and Cuengi also gathered their things.
Kihihit. Kking! Kking?
[Hehe. Nice! Now no one will know, right?]
Meanwhile, the Blackie Family secretly moved their food storage to a new location before their departure.
A little while later,
“Vice Chairman, you need to come out right away. Got it?”
“Puhuhut. Got it, meow!”
After warning Theo, Sejun moved to the first floor of the Tower.
…
..
.
As soon as Sejun arrived on the first floor,
Clank.
He opened his Void Storage.
“Puhuhut. I missed you, great hybrid Chairman Park, meow!”
Theo shot out like a bullet and clung to Sejun’s knee.
Then, he fully activated his Talent: Energy Absorber.
If he didn’t, the sheer force of Sejun’s presence alone could endanger the residents of the Tower’s first floor.
In the 99th floor of the Black Tower, Sejun might be considered weak, but at the level of the 1st floor, his mere existence was a calamity.
Thanks to Theo, Sejun was able to prevent causing unnecessary harm to his surroundings.
He immediately made his way to the exclusive passage and placed his hand on the black hole that led to other worlds.
Then,
[Please select your destination.]
<Earth (Lv. 1)>
<Hamk (Lv. 7)>
<Bix (Lv. 8)>
A message appeared before Sejun.
“Earth.”
Sejun selected Earth.
He wasn’t planning to go there just yet, he just wanted to check the current stay fee.
Since the cost had been reduced by nearly half, it should be much cheaper now, right?
Sejun was hopeful.
However,
3000 quadrillion per hour?!
The stay fee had increased 10 times compared to before. No, if he factored in the halved cost, it had actually increased 20 times.
This was due to multiple reasons.
First, the Blackie Family, who had previously hidden inside Blackie’s fur to evade the cost, could no longer do so after consuming the Great Growth Elixir, which had significantly increased their stats.
Second, Sejun and his companions had become far too powerful, or rather, his companions had.
While Sejun himself had grown significantly stronger, his contribution to the 3000 quadrillion stay fee was less than 1%.
I’m strong too…
Thanks to this realization, Sejun was hit hard with reality shock.
After a brief moment,
“Bix.”
Sejun shook off his thoughts, placed his hand back on the exclusive passage, and selected his destination.
[Would you like to pay the stay fee for all fifteen and travel to <Bix>?]
“Yes.”
Since Bix was seven levels higher than Earth, the stay fee was one ten-millionth of Earth’s, a mere 300 billion Tower Coins.
[Transferring to <Bix>.]
With that message, Sejun and his companions were transported to Bix.
***
Whew. What a Relief.
At least he won’t come back for a while.
[System 371] sighed in relief as it sent a message to Sejun, who was leaving the Tower.
However,
I bought myself some time…
But what do I do now?
Worry started creeping in again.
Once Sejun returned, he would inevitably obtain a System Access Device.
And when that happened, I’d be impeached…
It had hoped to prevent system access, but
Considering Theo’s incomprehensible luck and the growth of [System SJC], it seemed like only a matter of time before he broke through.
Should I try to stay on his good side now?
But I still have my pride. To grovel before some error…
[System 371] fell deep into thought.
A moment later,
No! I’ve decided!
Does pride put food on the table?!
[System 371] decided to swallow its pride.
***
“…Arrived in <Bix>?” (TL: Well, as you know, English doesn’t have an honorific system, so it is harder to convey in English, but the system is being overly polite in the message. You can think of it as like the system is adding ‘Sir’ at the end of the message.)
What’s this?
Sejun was slightly taken aback by the sudden appearance of an extremely polite system message.
As he looked around,
Kwaaang!
A massive fortress wall stood in the distance, barely holding up against the attacks of two Ogres.
“Theo, take care of that first.”
“Puhuhut. Understood, meow!”
Bang! Bang!
The moment he finished speaking, Theo appeared behind the Ogres and smacked them on the backs of their heads.
“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, it’s all cleaned up, meow!”
“Good job.”
In an instant, Theo was back on Sejun’s knee.
“All right, everyone, let’s go.”
Sejun led his companions toward the fortress wall and then spoke to the defenders.
“I’ll take you to your king. Come this way.”
He placed his hand on the unconscious Ogres, summoning the Battle Aura residing in their bodies.
As soon as Sejun absorbed the Battle Aura,
Thud!
Theo immediately finished off the Ogres.
At that moment,
[You have gained 250 billion experience points.] (TL: Again in polite tone)
A message popped up in front of Sejun.
What the hell?! Is it mocking me for getting free experience without doing anything?!
Sejun felt irritated by [System 371]’s so-called compliment.
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